First Class Game’s Saturday Doubleheader
MARIETTA, GA Saturday First Class Game descended upon NW Atlanta for an OnTheRadarHoops event. Just some background, OnTheRadarHoops is run by Shun Williams, a self-starter based in Atlanta. A decade ago he decided to throw his own events against the…
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Saturday First Class Game descended upon NW Atlanta for an OnTheRadarHoops event. Just some background, OnTheRadarHoops is run by Shun Williams, a self-starter based in Atlanta. A decade ago he decided to throw his own events against the momentum of adidas, UnderArmour, NIKE, and the power brokers in our AAU game. He was and is wildly successful at attracting independent programs in desperate need of some exposure and college looks. College coaches learned quickly that OnTheRadar and Shun were a veritable force in the game and any LM-MM and D2 program avoided his events at their own peril.
For this reason AAU programs flock to Shun’s events and everybody leaves with a positive experience. It truly is a DIY operation that proved successful.
First Class Game 17u played two games Saturday. Firstly, First Class Game faced Infinite Skillz The second was against Swain Elite (Team Speights-SW Florida).
The Squad
First Class Game features 10 guys, almost all from the Murfreesboro area. Take a look at their squad.
First Class Game 17u
#1
Sean Williams
Sean
Williams
5'9" | PG
Battle Ground Academy (FB) | 2022
State
TN
(Battle Ground Academy)
#2
Damon Fann
Damon
Fann
6'2" | SG
Riverdale | 2022
State
TN
(LaVergne)
#3 Santonio McDaniels (Riverdale)
#5 Tristan Davis (Stewarts Creek)
#10
Trevon Bass
Trevon
Bass
6'3" | SG
Siegel | 2022
State
TN
(Riverdale)
#13
Darius Lee
Darius
Lee
6'1" | SG
Stewarts Creek | 2022
State
TN
(Stewarts Creek)
#15 Javon Drake (LaVergne)
#21 Josh McDaniels (Lighthouse Christian)
#22
Bryce Jackson
Bryce
Jackson
6'1" | PG
Stewarts Creek | 2021
State
TN
(Stewarts Creek)
#24 Tony Nowlin (LaVergne)
County Strong
In January PrepHoopsTN featured a four-part series unveiling and analyzing the Top 20 Guards in Rutherford County. Over the years Rutherford County proved to be a hotbed, much more so than comparably-sized city in the state. Take the Class of 2020 for example. At least nine players signed to college programs and most landed at the D2/D2+ level.
Opposition
Infinite Skillz is a program completely unknown outside of Georgia. In a state with dozens of recognizable programs “Skillz” is simply not rattling any cages. They do have a Top 50 player in the state though, in Jalal McKie (Westlake HS). Infinite Skillz defeated First Class Game, 60-59. Damon Fann Damon Fann 6'2" | SG Riverdale | 2022 State TN scored 13 points and Tre’von Bass helped with 11 (2 3’s). Both Tony Nowlin and Tony McDaniels scored six points each, each made three buckets. Darius Lee Darius Lee 6'1" | SG Stewarts Creek | 2022 State TN was also a capable scorer in the frustrating loss. Raymon Adams Raymon Adams 6'6" | SF Lipscomb Academy | 2021 State TN (PrepHoopsTN #40) spent a few spring tournaments with the First Class Game programs as an unsigned senior, but he did not play this weekend in lieu of his high school graduation ceremony.
First Class Game 17u did win Saturday evening, 65-57 and then lost narrowly Sunday 74-71 to the Georgia Canes.
The Georgia Canes feature Domonik Henderson, one of the best college prospects in the entire, powerful state of Georgia. Henderson scored 20 points on the FCG boys. Santonio McDaniel (Riverdale) knocked down five first-half three-pointers and finished with 20 points too. Damon Fann Damon Fann 6'2" | SG Riverdale | 2022 State TN again produced a strong outing. He is a dastardly scorer from the wing and looks to be a college prospect at the D2 level. Fann managed 18 points in the Canes game.
Final Word
First Class Game has talent. Unfortunately, the depth is just ok. Frankly, the drop-off is frustrating when it comes to scoring.
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